Belt buckle



May 15, 1923.

M. STARMER BELT BUCKLE Filed Dec. 50 l92l a t-WW Patented May 15, 1923.

MARY swam/inn, or NEWPORT News, vInGInIa.

BELT BUCKLE.

Application filed December so, 1921. Serial No 525,887.

aZZ wh0m it may concern Be it known that I, MARY STARMER, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing'at Newport News, in the county of VVarwick and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt Buckles, I

of which the following is a specification.

The buckle of the present invention is especially adaptedfor use in connection with belts or garment supporters of the waistline type, for use by both men and women,

and is designed particularly to' provide a buckle for connecting the ends of the belt, in which buckle the parts may quickly be connected-or attached, and by means of which the'buckle may with equal facility be disconnected By the utilization of my invention stitching and sewing ofpa'rts are Y [eliminated and the complementary members ends of web or belt, by pin fasteners in order ,that'the length of the belt or web may readof the fastening device are secured. at the ily be adjusted and the complementary mem- 'bers' of the buckle be securely retained on adapted for use by men or women, as a garment supporter.

Figure 1 is a front View of the buckle shown as connecting the ends of a belt.

FigureEZ is a rear view of the belt ends and connected buckle.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the buckle and connected web end Figure 4 is a rear view of the buckle plate.

.Figure 5 is a View of the buckle fasteninglink.

The ends 1 and 2 may be of fabric, leather, or other suitable material adapted for belts, and the buckle as a whole, for connecting these ends is indicated by the numeral 3 in Figure 1. The buckle, or buckle-plate 3 as hereinafter mentioned, is preferably of rectan ular shape as shown and stamped or pressed from sheet metal, preferably curved as shown to conform to the rotundity of the waist when used with a belt for adjustment about the waist. At oneend the buckle plate is fashioned with 'an' integral,'rear, slotted, guide plate 1, and at itsopposite end at the rear, a rear-plate 5is turned'back upon the buckle-plate and lies parallel therewith within the top and bottom'lrori'- .zontal flanges 6,. 6, formed at andv turned back from the respective edges of the b uckle- As best seen in F igure 4: the rear plate. v plate is fashioned with a U-shaped slot 7,

turned on edge, toform a horizontally disposedlocking tongue 8, and as the metalof the plate is resilient and elastic, this-tongue may with facilitybe flexed without losing its required degree of rigidity}. In addi tion to the U-shaped slot, the rearp'late' is provided with an additional slot 9 extending vertically of-the plate,'to form an end at- T0 accommodate the belt end" 1,,the guide plate 4, which connects thetop and bottom flanges'fi of the'buckle plate, is provided with an open slot 11 through which-Ithebelt end is passed, and the formation of the aslot 11, as seen in Fig 4 provides a supporting bar 12 having notches 12- therein at the extremity of the rear of the buckle plate.

The end 1 of the belt is the slot 11, back of the bar 10, and through slot 9, and is then formed with a loop 13, and the loop is secured by means of a somewhat U-shaped pin-fastener 'comprising a bar 14: that is supported on the bar 12 in notches 12'. Arms 15 are projected from the pin bar, between the looped end of the belt end 1 and the back of the buckle plate, and the prongs 16 on the extremities taching bar 10, for the web or belt end l.=

passed through of thesearms are'passed through the material of the loop to fasten the looped end. In

this manner the looped end is attached to the rear portion of the buckle plate, beyondits center line, by means of the bar 10, and guided or retained by the slot 11 and plate 4, in order that the buckle will withstand the pull required in buckling the belt, and the buckle will lie in easy and comfortable position for the wearer, and present. a neat appearance, at the front. 7 I

The fastening link 17 is also stamped from a sheet of metal that is preferably resilient or elastic to the required degree for performing its functions, and is fashioned with a vertical slot 18 to provide an attach- A pin fastening device 21 is utilized to secure this loop at the belt end. The device 21 made of a single piece of Wire With an anchoring bar, and a pair of pins or prongs at its ends, isadapted' for useas adjusting buckle for slidable movement on 2 of the belt v the belt 2 When adjusting the length ot'the belt. The belt end is passed through' the slot 18, and When in properly adjusted position, the adjuster 21 retains the loop aS "shown in the drawingfor'minga neat appearance and flat joint capable of facile mawhen adjustment is required.

nipulation 17 is slitted at 22, 22, and these I The link parallel. slits form a r-resilientor spring bar "23 vfor co-action with the tongue or hook.8

' onthe rear plate of the buckle plate.-

'2 ,It Willbe seen that the parts of the buckle; connection are compactly arranged Within the enclosure formed by the buckleplate and 7 its flangesfi, and a comparatively fiat struC- 5 ornamented; and

ture'is formedat the belt ends, which results in a comfortable garment supporter, and

presents a ne'a t appearance'. r The face of-the buckle-plate maybe engraved or. otherwise is capable of receivinga high polish, or maybe provided Jx'vith a dull finish as desired. :.,1n"co:nnecting the parts the link 1? is slipped overthe tongue or book 8, I the slits in the link permitting the bar 23 more firmly securing the incoupled position on the." 4 belt, the link is slipped to the left in the hook. unbiickling the drawings and released from the hook, and I the arts may then be separated;

I laving thus fully describedmy invention, j i What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1; The combination with a buckle time 7 having a rear plate and a .hook and a slot 7 I fashioned thereinpaslotted guide plate, a belt end passed through the guide-plate and looped through the slot in the rear plate, a rbed-i bar and securing the looped en d ,ofthebelt, and a supporting bar inthe guide plate, a fastener carried by saidsupportingcoupling link slotted to engage said hook.

2. The combination With a buckle plate having top and bottomifiangescarearplate 7 Within said flanges having {a hook and a slot therein to i. receive a 'loop'edfbelt end, and a a slotted guide plateon said buckle plate, ,of

means supported on said slotted guide plate"? for securing said looped belt-end, and ,a

coupling link for another belt end-adapted to engage over said hooky" 3. The combinat'on with a h g p and, ot om fian e a re e lat having a hook and slot to' reoei ve a looped} belt-end,-and a slotted 'guideplategformed With a notched supporting bar, -'o f ai j slitte d' couplin link forattachment to said hookfb i g at one end ofa belt, and auish aped-barbed fastener, carried by saidnotchedsupporting bar for engagement with the firstmentioned loopedbelt-end, as described g v 

